Methods, definitions and basics of biblical apologetics From its birth until today, Christianity has been in the context of "pluralism" in which beliefs are very different (Carson 270-272). These conditions are obviously becoming a serious challenge to the truth claims and existence of Christianity. However, these challenges led to a response from believers who gave birth to Christian apologetics. The word “apologetics” comes from the ancient Greek word apologia which generally means “defense.” The verb form is Apologoumai which means "to make a defense". Sproul, Gerstner dan Lindsley 20). Therefore, Christian apologetics is first and foremost a defense of the doctrine and practice of the Christian life of the person who does not believe. As a defense of the Christian faith effort, apologetics is closely related to the problematic methods it uses. As in a war, strategy is an important requirement for winning the battle, so in apologetics, method is a vital element in the effort to win souls for Christ. This statement does not mean that believers' effort through apologetics is a decisive factor in the success of evangelism. The Bible clearly states that only the Holy Spirit regenerates the unbeliever and makes him accept Christ. (Hoekema 48)However, as Christians who become co-workers with God, we are called to participate in obtaining the best apologetic method we can use in certain situations. We must remember that the Holy Spirit does not work against our efforts, but through our efforts. Towards the end of the twentieth century, Steven B. Cowan may have made a recent classification of the methods of apologetics. He divides the existing methods of apologetics by distinguishing cr......middle of paper......th and Rationality. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983.Pratt, Richard L. Menaklukkan Segala Pikiran kepada Kristus. Malang: SAAT, 200.Ramm, Bernard. Varieties of presuppositional apologia. Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1961. Sproul, , RC, John Gerstner, and Arthur Lindsley. Classical apologetics: rational defense of the Christian faith and criticism of presuppositional apologetics. Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1984.Til, Cornelius Van. In Defense of the Faith Vol 2: An Investigation of Christian Epistemology. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1969.—. "The Defense 77." Westminster Theological Journal 57 (1995): 126-128. Till, Cornelius Van. “The Methodological Objective of a Biblical Apologetics.” Westminster Theological Journal 57 (1995): 126-128.Wood, W. Jay. Epistemology: becoming intellectually virtuous. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity, 1998.